SINGAPORE – With packed weekend crowds of about 2,500 cheering on their favourite table tennis stars, the Singapore Smash has seen a 77 per cent ticket sale increase from the 2023 edition for organisers World Table Tennis (WTT).

WTT chief events officer Stephen Duckitt is encouraged by the spike and progress of local representation at the US$1.5 million (S$2 million) tournament. There were 19 Singaporeans competing, up from 18, with two of the men’s doubles pairs progressing to the last 16 at the OCBC Arena.